Critic & User Reviews

95 Points Robert Parker

The spectacular 1996 Shiraz Old Vine The Octavius is a basket-pressed Shiraz possessing huge power as well as massive, oozing, cedar and glycerin-imbued blackberry and cassis aromas and flavors. This superb effort is one of the great Old Vine Shiraz cuvees available in the marketplace. It should drink well for up to two decades. Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Robert M. Parker, Jr. June, 2001

The spectacular 1996 Shiraz Old Vine The Octavius is a basket-pressed Shiraz possessing huge power as well as massive, oozing, cedar and glycerin-imbued blackberry and cassis aromas and flavors. This superb effort is one of the great Old Vine Shiraz cuvees available in the marketplace. It should drink well for up to two decades. Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) June, 2001 by Robert Parker